it makes me sick to watch this team just self destruct and give this game away .so fat they have cost us a 50 yard run, a touchdown called back, and when they scored they get called for unsportsmanlike conduct,setting KY up for an easy drive..they had Kentucky stopped and made 4 negative plays only to be sabotaged by a Moroni ctargeti g play .so instead of being down 21-10with the ball ,they trail by 18.what really chafes my butt is Msasour or whatever his name is. Getting patted on the back by his dumbass teammates .whoever the next coach is, better read these clowns the riot act and tell them They can just get the hell out of town if they do this crap . Cunningham should have been the starter the whole season .just goes to show you how stupid Petrino was sticking with Puma, and now Ward decides to punt on 4th and less than a yard to a reams
Who scores every time they get the ball. They will score again and the game will be over and we will.ay down and lose big .i hope that I am wrong

Have to laugh. No reason even taking this team seriously at this point.

Have a beer and detach yourself from the outcome for your own mental health.

Two pussified calls against us already, and nothing on #87 for Kentucky. Lol

seriously, wiped out big first down and killed us on d

Did anyone else here the announcer say this will be the last time you’ll see Jeff Brohm shake hands in the Perdue hat and sweat shirt.

You know, it's really funny seeing the arrogance by Purdue fans. Acting like they all are somehow even in the same stratosphere as the blue bloods of college football and not the bottom dweller that they really are. Acting like Purdue is such a better program than UofL, such an absolute joke. I'll be crushing that notion with this post. The stats don't lie:

Last Major Bowl Game:
UofL: 2016
Purdue: 2003

Bowl Games:
UofL: 22
Purdue: 18

Overall Conference Championships:
UofL: 8 (1970, 1972 (Split), 2000, 2001, 2004, 2006, 2011 (Split), 2012 (Split) )
Purdue: 8 (1918(Split),
1929, 1931(Split), 1932 (Split), 1943 (Split), 1952 (Split), 1967 (Split), 2000 (Split) )

Of course this is biased towards Purdue as UofL was an Independent from 1912 to 1962 as well as an Independent from 1975 to 1995 and therefore would not have any chance at a conference title. I am also not counting Purdue's 1891 - 1894 IIAA Conference Championships, a conference where Purdue was the ONLY MEMBER! Talk about pathetic!

Last Split Conference Championship:
UofL: 2012
Purdue: 2000

Last Outright Conference Championship:
UofL: 2006
Purdue: 1929

Last Major Bowl Win:
UofL: 2012 (Sugar Bowl)
Purdue: 1978 (Peach Bowl)

Heisman Trophy Winners:
UofL: 1
Purdue: NONE

Major Bowl Wins:
UofL: 3 (1991 Fiesta Bowl, 2007 Orange Bowl, 2013 Sugar Bowl)
Purdue: 2 (1966 Rose Bowl, 1978 Peach Bowl)

Wow, such tradition by Purdue. I'm particularly impressed by Purdue's pre-WW II prowess. I don't debate that the Purdue program has been around longer than the UofL program or that they had more success back before color TV's were a thing, but the arrogance and ignorance by Purdue fans is amazing.

Newsflash to all Purdue fans, and yes I'm going to yell this intentionally, NO RECRUIT IN THE COUNTRY GIVES A DAMN ABOUT WHAT PURDUE DID BACK IN THE 1920s, 1930s AND 1940s.

By every metric, the UofL program has been far superior to Purdue since Howard Schnellenberger came to UofL in the mid 80s. More conference championships, more bowl games, more bowl victories, more players in the NFL and a Heisman Trophy winner. Howard Schnellenberger told the UofL fanbase in the 80s that we were in a collision course with the National Championship, that the only variable was time. Who heard that very loudly back in that day, Jeff Brohm.

Jeff Brohm and the First Family of Louisville will be coming home to make good on that promise Howard Schnellenberger made all those years ago. I hope Purdue has some good candidates ready because it's a done deal. Everyone thinking reasonably knows that Jeff Brohm would have already signed a contract extension if he was actually staying at Purdue. But Jeff Brohm knows Purdue's history just like you all do, and that is that Purdue is a stepping stone job, nothing more.

It will be so wonderful to bring Jeff Brohm home to a program where he will win a National Championship and become one of the legends of college football! At least you all can say you had him for a few years, similar to Michigan State and Nick Saban, West Virginia and Bobby Bowden and Texas A&M and Bear Bryant.

Oh and BTW, our stadium blows Purdue's high school stadium away. I'm sure it's a decent stadium by college standards, but matriarch Momma Brohm will enjoy sitting on an individual comfortable seat over a cold bench, hahahaha.

We must do the OPPOSITE of everything we have done so far this year.

-- TACKLE the guy when we are close enough to hit him. Wrap the arms up, and hang on for dear life.

-- CATCH the ball when it hits our hands.

-- BLOCK the sumbitch in front of us, until we hear the whistle blow. Not love tap his ass, and let him go to wreak havoc on our ball carriers.

-- WAIT until the ball is snapped before moving. Both sides of the ball.



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Louisville's women's basketball team tried to make it interesting for the fans yesterday in the Southpoint Shootout in Vegas against the Arizona State Sun Devils. They never led by more than five. Up by two at the half, they went into the fourth quarter and trailed 45-41 with eight minutes to play. Then, Dana Evans stepped up with three straight baskets, part of an 8-0 run to give the Cards a 49-45 lead.

Still unsure on whether the fans were sufficiently entertained or not, the Cards provided more nail biting opportunities when a 53-49 lead with 49 seconds to go -- after an Asia Durr jumper -- evaporated into a 56-56 tie with 10 seconds to play. Louisville committed three fouls in nine seconds, one of them on a three point attempt, and ASU sank all seven free throws in that short stretch.

It was Sam Fuehring, thankfully, who provided the last bit of fan entertainment and the game winner with 2.5 on the clock. Receiving an interior pass from Evans, she banked in a jumper from the paint. Then, Arica Carter stole the ASU in-bounds pass (without fouling) to secure the win. Sam ended up with 19 points and nine grabs to lead the Cards.

I'm pretty sure Coach Walz didn't enact the "foul 'em if you're near 'em" philosophy. A nervous stretch there at the end. I'm not sure who was howling more in disbelief or protest -- me or radio analyst Adrienne Johnson.. A nice touch by the production crew in giving us her and Nick Curran's audio call of the game (at times) while we were able to watch the action (in sync) ! on the internet.

Walz stayed pretty much with seven players most of the night. Durr, Fuehring, Carter, Jazmine Jones (a surprise starter -- the hip wasn't as bad as feared), Dunham, Shook and Evans. Yacine Diop played a little over one minute before leaving with a knee injury. She came back in later in the second half and almost immediately collapsed to the floor favoring the same knee -- no further information available on the extent of such. Mykasa Robinson had three valuable minutes at the end and showed some excellent defensive skills.

The Cards shot 24-59 for 40.7%. They were just 3-11 from three-point range. Louisville was outrebounded 41-40 and committed 16 fouls to the Sun Devils 12. They managed to win despite themselves, so to speak.

Besides Sam's 19, other double digit producers. Asia ended up with 14 and Dana Evans 11.

Sonya totaled four "bad words" three thrown pillows, two exaggerated eye rolls and two severe punches to Paulie's thigh in 40 minutes. He is expected to be available for tomorrow.

I expected Walz to make the infamous "are you not entertained?" speech concerning this top-20 matchup at the end of the game, but, most likely, he was probably just happy to get out of there with a win against a squad who came at the Cards in waves.

Coach Walz seemed to like the referee crew, a rarity anymore in WBB. Charli Turner Thorne, ASU head coach, did not seem as gratified or pleased with the stripes.

Walz and the crew return to play Saturday against the Hartford Hawks at 3:30 EST. Hartford fell 72-50 to the Southern Illinois Salukis yesterday in the Shootout.

--sonja--

A boat doesn’t move well with anchors down. Next coach gonna have to leave a few guys at the dock.

brohms comments. Purdue is where I want to be

UNC v NC St. UNC’s stadium is so empty. I think we will have a much better showing even with the results we’ve dealt with.

Louisville signee Samuell Williamson has been crushing it. We've always been a bit higher on him than the rest of the industry at Rivals, but he's pushing hard for another bump in the rankings.

If I were to cast my McDonald's All-American Game votes today, I don't think I could leave Williamson off my final ballot.

He was involved in a pretty epic duel with 2020's No. 1 player Jalen Green last night.

https://basketballrecruiting.rivals...pfest-jalen-green-and-samuell-williamson-duel

With no one at the helm of the Louisville football program the remaining staff is still active on the recruiting trail, assembling a respectable list of visitors for the Governor's Cup game.

Most importantly they have a few major offensive line targets confirmed:

Offensive Line:
Confirmed
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Whoever is hired to fix the nuclear meltdown that was the 2018 Louisville football 'Cards won't have much success without landing some fresh blood on the defensive front seven, an area that Louisville struggled to recruit under LD Scott in 2016, '17, and this year. Louisville has to make this area a priority for the next three cycles.

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Izayah Cummings should be a priority target for Louisville going forward and he seems to be a fixture at Louisville games. I've known Cummings since his freshman year at Male and he has been a fan of Louisville for a long time and earned an offer over the Summer. I know that he covets an Ohio State offer but Louisville is in a good spot for him and the fact they have gotten out in front of his recruitment has helped them establish trust.
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I anticipate Louisville to offer Reese Smith today. If you’re not familiar with Smith he is the star on Boyle County’s defending 3A state championship team. The kid is a gamer who plays with a broken hand and will be the frontruner for Mr. Football.

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I know, I know... plenty of time, but....

It's early March.
Marquette battled to 21-12 & is squarely on the bubble.
Louisville has figured things out & surprised nearly everyone by finishing the brutal ACC schedule at .500, pushing onto the bubble.
The committee views head-to-head.
That 1 point. That missed put-back

Somebody had to start this, so here goes. I think Cats are better on both lines. They also are better at Rb. Louisville avg l1 past 3 on offense. It pains me to say 35-17 Cats. (I hope we see Tutu at Qb today. That could help. Hoping for EFFORT today. Hope I am wrong!

I'll begin by saying that I am obviously a UK fan, and I have no intention of coming to your board and trash talking about records or even the game this Saturday. Even though I'm a UK fan, I understand that the rivalry is better when two quality teams meet up in November every year, not one. I actually hope UofL makes a good hire and turns my post Thanksgiving football weekend into something memorable every year. The rivalry during the Joker years was, well, a joke. An era of Joker-type football in Louisville would be just as depressing, in its own way.

I understand the the near consensus on your board is luring Brohm away from Purdue and rekindling the magic of Petrino 1.0, which makes sense because there is much to like about Brohm. He seems to be an electric recruiter, a innovative offensive mind, and an energetic leader. Indeed, there are plenty of reasons that Brohm could be the long-term answer to Louisville's football needs. I could see him taking the job and being very successful for two decades, or at least until the NFL comes calling.

However, I can also see some potential pitfalls to hiring Brohm that are simmering just beneath the glossy veneer.

• Finishing What You Started: In hiring Brohm, UofL would be taking a flyer on someone who has, in two stops, done an excellent job of beginning the rebuild process but has never finished the rebuild process. To this point, Brohm has never stayed anywhere long enough to fully capitalize on his early stage successes. He could be the whole package: recruiter, in-game game coach, leader, whole-program designer. But, he could also be a guy that makes a career of leapfrogging to better and better jobs based on perceived potential for results--not actual results. Such guys (think Butch Jones) often talk their way into big money and fail to get results.
• The Fallacy of Coaching Trees: Beware hiring coaches that were coordinators under a successful coach, especially when they both had the same focus area. Hiring a offensive coordinator from a successful team with an offensive minded head coach can be a roll of the dice. For every Dan Mullen there are five Chuck Amatos. The problem is that we often give young coordinators credit for what their boss is actually doing. Brohm had great success as an assistant at UofL, when Petrino (1.0) was calling the shots. When Petrino left Brohm was promoted to Offensive coordinator. The result? Two less than stellar seasons. Now, one could argue that Kragthorpe was a bad hire, but Kragthorpe did hand the offense to Brohm only to watch it sputter. Was that sputtering an anomaly or a red flag? Time will tell.
• You Can Never Go Home Again: College football is littered with the husk of once promising careers ruined by coaches that attempted to "go home". Randy Shannon at Miami, Dave Wannstedt at Pitt, Ray Goff at Georgia, and of course there was the Joker Phillips debacle at UK. In most of these "terrible alumni hire" situations, there were multiple red flags that should have warned these programs that their former player, beloved as he is, was not ready to take over as the head man. Those red flags disappeared in the haze of gauzy nostalgia. There have been some great Alumni hires; perhaps Brohm is more Kirby Smart than Ray Goff. The possibility exist, though, that UofL could make this hire out of a toxic mix of desperation, nostalgia, and wishful thinking.

In the then end, it all comes down to what the UofL athletic department values in the next coach. If he wants to put buts in the seats (which is a real concern), the sexy pick is Brohm. He would bring instant energy to the program and be a slam dunk with Cardinal faithful. There is risk to that pick, though, and Tyra would be a fool to not at least consider those risks. There is also the not-so-latent desire to cut ties with the previous regime. Brohm might be a savior to fans, but he could be perceived as a nod to the Jurich days.

Perhaps they will go a safer route and pick a steady hand at the wheel, someone that's completed a rebuild process somewhere else. Is the next UofL coach a red and white version of Rich Brooks? Who knows? What's for certain is that this is going to be one of the more interesting hires by any program in the last decade or so, and the man that eventually stands behind that podium at the press conference will have the hopes (and fears) of a program squarely on his shoulders.

UofL should of won by 1 in regulation. These refs are terrible

Marquette game is the difference between getting in the NCAA Tournament and not getting in...

That was a great, great game from a football fan perspective.

GAME 5
Date: Nov. 23, 2018
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Site: Barclays Center, Brooklyn, N.Y. (17,732)
Television: ESPN2 -- Tom Hart, play-by-play; Fran Fraschilla, analyst.
Radio: WKRD (790 AM) Paul Rogers, play-by-play; Bob Valvano, analyst (Sirius channel 138, XM 391, Internet 981)
Series History: Louisville leads 42-26 (23-11 in Louisville, 17-14 in Milwaukee, 2-1 neutral)
Last Meeting: UofL 70, Marquette 51 (Feb. 3, 2013 at KFC Yum! Center)

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I never cry about the refs, but...

Anybody watching Washington vs Washington St, they're playing ina blizzard. 28-15 Washington 4th qtr.

University of Louisville hoops is as snake bitten a program can be. I knew right after that 3 pointer was called a two we would lose the game. Why my wife asked? Because we've seen this before. I figured it would be a last second shot or more blatant bad officiating. I've watched hoops all holiday weekend so far. Several games and I didn't see anywhere near such piss poor officiating than what I saw in this Louisville game.

Didn't everyone have that bad feeling down the end of regulation that one lousy point was going to cost us? That it wouldn't matter what happened, we were not going to win? Three shots at the end of regulation and I sat in my chair already knowing they wouldn't go in. And then in overtime I told my wife the Howard kid would win it for them by either making ridiculous shots or making multiple free throws. I didn't get around to refs letting him push off for his shots.

Another year and the same shit. But, I think we're a good team. Better than I thought we would be. Hopefully the curse on us ends sooner than later.